The Tata Group-owned JLR is to restart operations from tomorrow (October 8), which is over a month since the British luxury car and SUV manufacturer’s operations were brought to a grinding halt on September 1 following a cybersecurity breach.
In an official statement issued today, Adrian Mardell, CEO, JLR said: “This morning we announced the phased restart of JLR’s manufacturing operations following the cyber incident. From tomorrow, we will welcome back our colleagues at our engine production plant in Wolverhampton, shortly followed by our colleagues making our world-class cars at Nitra and Solihull.”
He added, “I would like to thank our customers, suppliers, colleagues and retailers for their commitment, hard work and endeavour in recent weeks to bring us to this moment. We know there is much more to do but our recovery is firmly underway.”
As a result of the near 40-day production stoppage, JLR’s volumes have been adversely impacted. As per the company, wholesales in Q2 FY2026 were 66,165 units, down 24.2% vs Q2 FY2025, and retail sales in Q2 FY2026 were 85,495 units, down 17.1% vs. Q2 FY2025. Furthermore, “as expected, the planned wind-down of legacy Jaguar models ahead of the launch of new Jaguar and incremental US tariffs continued to impact (JLR’s US exports) volumes throughout the quarter,” stated the company.
The overall mix of Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Defender models was 76.7% of total wholesale volumes in Q2 FY2026, down from 77.2% in the prior quarter and up from 67.0% year-on-year, reflecting the prioritisation of JLR’s most profitable models.
Retail sales for the second quarter of 85,495 units (including Chery JLR) were down 17.1% year-on-year and down 8.7% compared to Q1 FY26. Compared to the prior year, retail volumes for the second quarter were down in all markets, comprising the UK (-32.3%), North America (-9.0%), Europe (-12.1%), China (-22.5%), MENA1 (-15.8%) and Overseas (-4.1%).
JLR will report its full financial results for Q2 FY26 in November 2025.